"Surely we have grown older . " Pep Guardiola , in the previous game on Sunday, explained the reasons why, in his opinion, there were no more outbursts between him and Mourinho when they faced each other. Whether that is the case or not, the truth is that the images seen in the minutes before Tottenham-City are almost an example of cordiality. Both technicians greeted each other. With coldness maybe, but they greeted each other before giving way to a match that went to the home.
The expulsion of Zinchenko in the 60th minute and the first goal immediately afterwards, the work of Bergwinj , decanted a match that from that moment was always for the runner-up in Europe , which with this victory gets into the fight for the Champions League, objective for which Mourinho was signed. The sentence would arrive in minute 71 with a goal from Son .
It was the 23rd confrontation between the two technicians, who saw each other for the first time in a Champions League semifinals in 2010 . Yes, that famous sprinkler eliminator, when Inter Milan eliminated Barça and then lifted the title at Santiago Bernabéu and, without returning to Italy, signed for Real Madrid .
The balance in these 23 clashes is 11 wins for Guardiola, six draws and, since this Sunday, six Mou wins . This is especially painful for Guardiola, who sees Liverpool score 22 points with just 39 left to play . It is not the year for Guardiola, which Real Madrid is waiting for him in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
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